Politics
While it may have been natural for the Edinburgh International Book Festival to commence its ‘Re-Thinking The…
The Speigeltent at the Edinburgh International Book Festival was near stowed for what promised to be a lively…
Why is it we always remember where we were when something bad happens?
The ‘Two Minute Manifesto’ caravan came to a halt at the Traverse on the day of the Scottish Parliament…
Superlatives are weak and ineffective when in presence of a true master in his field: the newspaper comic…
This was the second debate in the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s trilogy of events under the title ‘…
One of the most respected economic commentators of our times, Joseph Stiglitz made a clearly welcome return…
Tam Dalyell, Paul Rogers and Ruth Wishart came into the RBS Main Theatre well before the start of the session…
There are few speakers who attend the Edinburgh Book Festival who can command an audience the way Roy…
Political scientist Matthew Goodwin introduced his book "UKIP" by explaining that the book really came about…
James Naughtie introduced Alistair Darling for this Thomas Miller Investment Event which was held fittingly…
Roy Hattersley is a regular visitor to the Edinburgh Book Festival and a prolific author in his own right, so…
Since it first premiered at Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre in 2012, ‘The Glasgow Girls’ has been winning awards (…
‘Democracy’ uses its title several times in the course of this story that can’t quite make up its mind where…
From midday to midnight on the day before Scotland’s Referendum on Independence, The National Theatre of…
In Charles Ferguson's excellent documentary Inside Job, Nouriel Roubini (famously dubbed Dr Doom for his…
Although the run-up to the 2014 Independence Referendum has barely begun, the length of the queue for this…
Giving his personal experience of working in Communist Eastern Europe, former Foreign Correspondent Peter…
There is a routine that follows me around on nights such as tonight and, if you'd be so gracious as to allow…
John McCarthy was introduced by Allan Little for this inaugural Frederick Hood Memorial Lecture. It was…